Fairfield Mayor Kenneth Coachman (left) had City Council President Darnell Gardner (right) charged with harassment.

FAIRFIELD,
Alabama -- Fairfield City Council President Darnell Gardner -- who faces a
criminal charge of harassment made by Fairfield Mayor Kenneth Coachman -- will make
his court appearance in late October, according to his lawyer.

Attorney
Ed May said Tuesday that Gardner will appear in front of Judge Eric Fancher at
the Bessemer District Court, Tues., Oct. 22, at 9 a.m.

Gardner
was scheduled to appear in Fancher's court Tuesday, but May had a scheduling
conflict, and the judge agreed to a continuance.

Coachman
said that Gardner threatened to harm him during that meeting. "(Gardner)
called me 'Sweetie,' and I said, 'Don't call me sweetie,''' Coachman told
AL.com Aug. 19. "He said, 'I'll kick your damn ass. I'll take you out back and
do you up.'"

Gardner
surrendered to the Jefferson County Sheriff''s Office on Aug. 23 and paid a
$500 bond.